Myths and legends of Alaska . m many dances and gave him a copy of the blanketpattern. Then Raven taught the people how to weavethe blankets, but he taught the Tsimshian tribe the Chilkats learned how to weave them. 79 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA ORIGIN OF LAND AND PEOPLE Eskimo (Lower Yukon) IN the beginning there was water over all the were no people. It was very cold. Thewater was covered with ice, and the ice piecesground together, making long ridges and hummocks. Then a man came from the other side of the greatwater and stopped on the ice hills. He took for his
Myths and legends of Alaska . m many dances and gave him a copy of the blanketpattern. Then Raven taught the people how to weavethe blankets, but he taught the Tsimshian tribe the Chilkats learned how to weave them. 79 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ALASKA ORIGIN OF LAND AND PEOPLE Eskimo (Lower Yukon) IN the beginning there was water over all the were no people. It was very cold. Thewater was covered with ice, and the ice piecesground together, making long ridges and hummocks. Then a man came from the other side of the greatwater and stopped on the ice hills. He took for his wifea wolf. Then their children grew up. Each pair spokea different language from that of their parents, or fromthat of their brothers and sisters. So each pair wentout in a different direction and built houses on the icehills. Then the snow melted and ran down the hill-sides. It scooped out ravines and river beds and madethe earth. Thus the earth was made and the is why so many different languages are spoken. 80. X o U X? O
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